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The Mazda RX8 was built by MAX Performance in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland. Under the hood sits a twin-turbo 3.1 L V6 built from a 3.0 L Saab B306 V6 and 3.2 L Opel Y32SE V6. Both engines are based on...

Earlier this year we shared a custom Beetle being built with a BMW E36 chassis/suspension and turbo RB25DET inline-six. Since then the project has made a lot of progress. The engine bay now holds new...

Dan Michl won many European hillclimb races in his Lotus Elise race car. Although he lists the car as an Elise, he’s listed it as a Lotus Evora and Opel Speedster in the past. Whatever model it was b...

Matthew Soppa released several updates on his Ford Fusion drift project since our previous article. For those unfamiliar with the build, he swapped the factory powertrain for a 5.0 L Coyote V8, TR-60...

David Stacy wanted a unique vehicle to celebrate 10 years since his first LS Fest. Inspiration struck after an USPS employee pulled out in front of David in one of their infamous Grumman LLV trucks. ...

This unique car stopped by RacePace Motorsport in Bayswater, Victoria, Australia for a dyno tune. Rod Langridge built it using a Ford Falcon XY sedan body over a Nissan R32 GT-R floorpan. This means ...

This 1990 BMW E30 was built by MGarage Motorsport in Tarnobrzeg, Poland. Under the freshly painted hood sits a 6.2 L LS 376/525 V8 making 500 horsepower and 650 Nm (479 lb-ft) of torque. They mated t...

Samir Lukac and his AWD Golf Mk1 attended VW Action Show 2019 at Santa Pod Raceway and went 9.322 sec at 155.75 mph. The Golf is powered by a turbocharged 1.8T inline-four that made 713 horsepower an...

The AMC Pacer holds a special place in the hearts of Phillip and Sue Carey. They started their family with a 1977 Pacer wagon and drove it daily for eight years. Although reliability issues forced th...

This Fiat Cinquecento is built and raced by members of the Swap Team club in Italy. The factory motor has been replaced with a turbocharged 1.4 L T-Jet inline-four making 300 horsepower at 1.6 bar (2...

Kyler Thomas built his 1995 GMC Sonoma to be different. The truck is powered by a turbocharged 3.0 L OM617 diesel inline-five from a 1985 Mercedes 300 D running on 22 psi of boost. He selected the en...

This 2012 Porsche Cayman R is for sale in Scottsdale, Arizon for $85,000. The owner says the car received over $50,000 of work at BGB Motorsports in Ormond Beach, Florida. There the company installed...

Brabus will unveil their newest G V12 900 model at IAA 2019 (Hall 4, booth A31) in Frankfurt, Germany. The SUV starts with a second generation Mercedes G-Class (W463) and replaces the V8 with a twin-...

Wolfgang Schmollngruber built his Mitsubishi Colt race car at his company Technik Point in Kematen an der Ybbs, Austria. The car is based on a 5th generation Colt (Mirage) and powered by a turbocharg...

This 1994 Mitsubishi L300 is built and owned by Chris Ethell in Queensland, Australia. The van is powered by a turbocharged 2.5 L 1JZ-GTE inline-six making 400+ horsepower to the wheels. The unopened...

This 1967 Mercury Cougar was built by Robert Emery at Rockstar Ridez in Chula Vista, California. The Cougar rides on a Heidts Pro-G front and rear independent suspension kit with Air Ride bags. A set...

This Golf GTI Mk2 called “ Hystrung ” was built by Kevin Misner at his company Kraftwerx Auto in Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada. Under the hood sits a turbocharged 3.2 L VR6 making 650 horsepo...

It’s been a few months since we shared Jessee Billman’s 1966 Ford F-100 project. In that time he’s completed the swap and driven the truck several-hundred miles. The turbocharged 3.0 L 2JZ-GTE inline...

Greenwood Corvette was a company started by brothers John and Burt Greenwood who raced Corvettes in the 1970’s. The company built “Street Sharks” Corvettes during the 70’s-80’s for customers. The lis...

When this 2005 Subaru WRX rolled out of the factory it was powered by a 2.0 L EJ20 flat-four and all-wheel drivetrain. However @hellalight had other plans involving a lot of BMW parts and custom work...

Mitchell Geary always wanted to perform an engine swap with some type of tractor engine. He saw his chance after his Brother was offered two engines from combines. They inspected both engines and cho...

Tom’s Turbo Garage released another update on his Project Firebolt. For those unfamiliar with the project, Tom replaced the factory powertrain in his 2002 Toyota Tacoma with a turbocharged 5.3 L LSx ...

This 1994 Mazda Miata is being rebuilt by the owner @extech_mike after suffering a wreck last year. The talented fabrication saw it as an opportunity to make the car even better than before. The fron...

This 2006 Honda Jazz was sent to Tensport Performance in Burnley, England for some work before being sent to Chipwizards for a dyno tune. While there the turbocharged K20 inline-four made 548 horsepo...

This 1975 Triumph TR6 is for sale in Shoreham, New York with a current bid of $10,000. The current owner acquired the TR6 as a roller before installing a turbocharged 2.3 L Lima inline-four and BorgW...